Actually, this post applies to any region that has seasonal temperatures below that which support BSF mating. This encompasses the entire continental U.S. except for a few extreme southern areas. Black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are common in tropical and subtropical regions, but their range extends into many northern states of the continental U.S. You [...]
The purpose of this post is to feature a blog that is valuable to anyone researching black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens). It’s called BioSystems Design and below is an excerpt from their “about” page. About BioSystems Design. BioSystems Design LLC. is dedicated to the transformation of what was previously considered waste into valuable products. Our institutional [...]
I believe black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) represent the most logical method for dealing with the constant stream of putrescent waste that humans create. Putrescent waste is anything that gets putrid (rots) and is mostly wasted food. BSF aren’t magic but it’s hard to imagine a much more efficient solution to a growing problem. [...]
This method doesn’t involve the dark, prepupal larvae which are self-harvesting The coffee colored black soldier fly grubs (prepupae) are the final stage before pupation into adult BSF (Hermetia illucens). To our advantage they are programmed by nature to crawl away from the food source in search of a suitable pupation site. In a properly [...]
I’ve been feeding BSF larvae to my redear sunfish (shellcrackers) everyday for about a week and they are taking them with enthusiasm. They have a preference for the immature larvae over the dark prepupal larvae, but they still eat the dark ones pretty well. I think the prepupal larvae might be more foreign to them [...]
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